A college in Kings Langley hosted one of the stars of former BBC show "Robot Wars" last week.

On Friday, January 23, Make Robotics, a team from Robot Wars, visited West Herts College's Kings Langley campus to talk to students from the College and Parmiter's School, accompanied by their robot "Behemoth".

As well as a chance to show students the capabilities of their impressive machine, the team were also on hand to speak to the students about engineering and robotics, continuing the College's focus on engineering at the Kings Langley campus.

Make Robotics, who are based in Hemel Hempstead, were invited in by Motor Vehicle Engineering tutor Dave Boyle.

Make Robotics' Kane Aston, said: "We made our first robot in 1998 and have been developing it since. The whole thing started when we were in school - and after watching the first series of Robot Wars on TV decided it might be a good idea to build our very own robot. We used simple components from school as well as a wheelchair. Things just went from there and now we're currently on the eighth version."

Michael Pritchard, also from Make Robotics, added: "Fighting robots go through a lot of punishment. It's not a hobby for someone that wants to make something and put in on display or on a mantel."

After a classroom session, Make Robotics took Behemoth to a workshop to show him in action. They showed off the strength, speed and force of their machine, flipping itself upside down and back up again, pushing tables and even pushing a Peugeot 207 across the workshop.

Mr Pritchard said: "It was nice to visit a local college, the students were really intrigued and excited. I was also impressed with Kings Langley campus and the facilities here."

Nick Ward, Level 3 Motor Vehicle Engineering student, said: "It was all very advanced. When you see it (the robot) in real life, you see how much work it takes to build and maintain. It's definitely more impressive in person that it is on TV. It's been such a great opportunity and a really good experience."

Representatives from global technology leaders Imagination Technologies based in Kings Langley were also in attendance.